A telecommunications system includes a base, a plurality of handsets, and a status database for storing status information. Each handset is localized to the base. The status information may be that of a first handset of the plurality of handsets. The base broadcasts to the plurality of handsets a status broadcast that includes the status information.
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2. The telecommunications system of claim 1, wherein the status database is distributed among the first and second bases.
4. The telecommunications system of claim 1, wherein the status information comprises an updated status of the first handset, wherein the first handset changed from a first handset status to a second handset status.
5. The telecommunications system of claim 4, wherein the updated status is detected by the first base.
9. The telecommunications system of claim 1, further comprising a configuration database that stores configuration information of the second handset.
10. The telecommunications system of claim 9, wherein the configuration information comprises a busy monitoring configuration.
12. The telecommunications system of claim 11, wherein the status database is distributed among the at least two bases.
14. The telecommunications system of claim 11, wherein the status information comprises an updated status of the shared line, wherein the shared line changed from a first shared-line status to a second shared-line status.
15. The telecommunications system of claim 14, wherein the updated status is detected by a first base of the at least two bases.
19. The telecommunications system of claim 11, further comprising a configuration database that stores configuration information of a second handset.
20. The telecommunications system of claim 19, wherein the configuration information comprises a key line emulation configuration.
22. The telecommunications method of claim 21, wherein the status database is distributed among the at least two bases.
24. The telecommunications method of claim 21, wherein detecting a second status information is performed by a base of the at least two bases.
25. The telecommunications method of claim 21, further comprising indicating the second status information, wherein the second status information is indicated on a second handset, wherein the second status information is indicated by one or more of a busy monitoring indicator, if the second status information is of the first handset, and a key line emulation indicator, if the second status information is of the shared line, of the second handset.
26. The telecommunications method of claim 21, further comprising configuring a second handset to indicate the second status information.
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December 8, 2021
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